Road-repairing apparatus



Oct. 21 1924.

J. S. WYLIE ROAD REPAIRING APPARATUS- Filed July 7, 1923 3 Sheets-She et 1 J. S. WYLIE ROAD REPAIRING APPARATUS 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed July '7, 1923v J. S. WYLIE ROAD REPAIRING APPARATUS Filed 'July '7, 1923 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 w. m m a Patented Oct. 21, 1924.

JOSEPH-S. WYLIE, or OKLAHOMA crrx, OKLAHOMA.

ROAD-REPAIRING AEIPARATUS.

"Application filed July 7,

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Be it known that l, Josnrn S. TVYLIE, a time; of the United States, residing at 'Qkl'alionia city, in the county of Oklahoma fl ndismte of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Road- Repairing Apparatus, of which the followe i a .s ei ifier ec iMyiniiit Q e es gw roa e r ,chineriy whereby the adrenal for repairing me. my l Im ;re t d fiet iei eintpfesaee mi d at a d rq .Qi eipbi e9t... t.the:ii i 0n storrei er l: ement-meets. t reby th ra n iedi ne or the. ate l my b l a ed before being mixed, and another object b ib inv ni qni Pr v d nt r for thef iie i -i sre di ii e n m ac form all exposed to; a heating element and soarranged that the contents of the several centainers may be easily withdrawn in such proportions; as may be desired. An- *otherfobject of the invention is to provide ,a portable apparatus including a heater, bins or containers for the several ingredients of the road material and a mixer whereby the pre-heated materials maybe thoroughly commingled before being deposited nponfthe road surface. Other objects of the invention will appear incidentally in the course of the following description.

t In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate one embodiment of the invention,

Figure is a side elevation of my imprfoved apparatus;

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof partly broken y; I

Fig. 8 is a rear elevation, and i M Fig. 4 isa transverse section through the heater andparts associated therewith.

*In 'jc arrying out my invention, I employ a truck consisting "of a frame or bed 1 :moiinted uponrear wheels 2 and front Wheels 35th imovement whereby the truck may be .iea dily steered. Theibed or framel may be er any suitable construction andupon ae-same, at {and adjacent the front end thereof, I erect standards 4 suitably braced and-'supportii'rg at their upper ends a basket L':5"C 0 l1SlSiillTg, 0f6QI1QaVe transverse yokes and longitudinal bars 6 .Cbnnect'ing v the yokes.

Supported by the said basket is a mixer "which may be of any preferred. form and is illustrated as consisting ofga suitable casing and a shaft 8 extending longitudinally of e front wheels being mounted for turn- 1923. Serial No. 650,650.

the casing and equipped with paddles 9. 7 At the front end of the mixer isa gate 10 whereby the contents thereof may be withdrawn for use and at the rear end of the mixerja sprocket wheel 11 is secured upon tlie shaft 8, as shown. Aniotor 12 is mounted upon the truck adjacent the rear end of the mixer, and this motor mayconveniently be an internal combustion engine. Upon the niotor theft .5 s w 1e pr Pini n 1 around [which and the sprocket 11 istrained a chain 14 reby i n ay be t nsm iao the pinion 13 to the shaft 8 in 'an obvious Upen h a P i .ogf-tl l ftri eknerect a casing le which is provided infleri- QT1Y5 i h l d l pa t l6 disposed between its sides andrits central longitudinal veitical planer These partitions terminate short of the bottom of the casing and from their lower edges inclined deflecting bottom plates 17 extend outwa cuyand downwardly to the bottom of the casing e1- to the side members'or'sills of the truck. At

the upper ends of the partitions and extending between the front and rear ends of the casing'are beams 18 which constitute supports for a kettle 19, tlie said kettle being substantially U-shaped in transverse section and-'provided at its upper side edges with lateral flanges 20 resting upon the said beams 18whereby to be-supported in proper position by and between the same. The height of the kettles is less than the vertical extent of the partitions 16 and the sides of the kettle are spaced fromthe said partitions, as shown most clearly in Fig. 4, an open space being thereby provided between the partitions and the kettle andlbetwe en the inclined bottom plates 17 for thecirculation of heat and products of combustion. A grate 21 is Supported. in any convenient manner upon the truck between the-flower edges of the inclined bot-tom plates 17, and therear end of the casing is equipped with 19 92 e e y fi lamarlie depo i d re he at d'wiebu t r e el e ul t It w l e readi r e thet e a iri -ei rom afire k d ed iiPQn t grat 21. w lr ey urenth pa iti a p nhe idesand twm .etlth ket so thatthe temperature of material placed in the kettle and within the bins or "centainers' defined by the. sides of the casing a d the p r i i n 'W 'bf aised e d. 5 2

material brought into the proper working condition. The kettle is provided at its rear end .-'1th a draw-oil spout 23 "extending through the rear wall of the casing and equipped with a cutoff valve of any preterred or suitable construction.

Disposed vertically above and spaced from each deflecting bottom plate 1? is a plate 2 which cooperates with the respective deflect ing plates 17 to form a discharge spout for the compartment located above it. The plates 17 and 24 may be disposed obliquely longitudinally oi" the as indicated at 25 in Fig. l, well as transversely as shown in Fig. l, so that the material passing tliirough the discharge spout thus formed will be directed to an out-let 26 provided in the side wall of the casing. The outlet 26 may be equipped with any suitable controlling door so that the material will be held i wit i'the. container but may be withdrawn y as desired. The inner edge of each inclined plate 2% 1s united integrally or otherwise with the lower edge of an upper transversely inclined plate 27 so that the material gravitating within the container will be deflected toward the inner wall of the same where the heat is greatest before being permitted to flow to the outlet opening. The arrangement or" the plates 2e and 27 and their relation to the side walls of the casing provide triangular spaces 28 extending longitudinally of the casing and within these spaces are disposed. fiues 29 having their front ends 30 turned laterally so as to open through the partitions 16 at or adjacent the lower edges or" the same. The rear ends of these dues project through the rear wall of the casing and are connected directly with upwardly converging branch lines 31 which merge into the outlet flue 32 rising vertically above the top of the cas- The smoke and other products of combustion will thus be caused to pass to the front end of the kettle and then flow laterally into and through the does 29 by which they will be carried rearwardly and finally discharged through the branch flues 31 and the outlet or escape flue or pipe 32. The heat currents will thus be caused to travel around the entire length of the several bins as well as along th entire bottom of the kettle and will act to raise the temperature of all the parts of the structure. At one side of the casing a single container 33 is provided, and this container is intended to contain'brolren roe-l: while at the opposite side or" the container is arranged a transverse vertical partition 34 near the trout end. of the casing thereby defining two com partments and 36 adapted respectively to i hold sand and cement, while the lrettle 19, of course, is .utlhzed as a container for asphalt.

A cover or lid 37 is provided for the entire casing and thls cover may be of any convenlent type, being illustrated as having a depending rim adapted to fit closely around the upper end of the casing whereby the lid will be supported firmly thereon.

At one side of the fuel door 22 a small door 38 is provided so that the tampers and other tools which are employed in repairing asphalt and similar roads may be inserted into the casing ov r the grate 21. and thereby heated as is desirable.

v is thought the manner of using the aptus will bereadily understood. 'The road materials are placed in the several compartments or the casing 15 and the fire s kindled upon the grate 21. As the fire ill play directly upon the inner walls oi": l the bins or compartments and upon the l (L) entire surface of the kettle, the several inmay be readily spread over the worn sun aco andtamped down in the usual manner.

By the use ot my apparatus, a single workman may thoroughly repair a considerable stretch of road at a low cost, and it will be readily noted that the apparatus is free from complcated arrangements of elements so that it is not apt to get out of order. The truck may be drawn by draft animals or may be propelled by a motor mounted there on and serves as a convenient means for transporting the material to the point of use. The apparatus isespecially desirable on much traveled roads which require constant attention and will permit a single operator to take care of a long stretch of road in a throughly ei'iicient manner.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new i'si 1. Apparatus for repairing roads includtruck, partitions within the casing dividing the same into a plurality of compartments, a kettle supported by and between said titions, means whereby heat'may be generated between the partitions to play upon the same and upon the kettle, and means for effecting circulation of the heat through the casing between and atboth sides of the partitions.

2. In apparatus for repairing roads, a truck; a casing mounted thereon, longitudinal partitions within the casing, deflecting bottom plates extending downwardly and outwardly from the lower edges of the partitions to the sides of the casing, the

mg trucln a casing mounted upon the space between the partitions and the sides of the casing constituting containers for road material and the space between the partitions constituting a fire box, a kettle supported between the upper portions of the partitions and in Spaced relation thereto, and means for effecting circulation of heat currents about the kettle and past the containers at the sides of the kettle.

3. In road-repairing apparatus, a truck, a casing mounted thereon, longitudinally ex tending vertical partitions within the casing terminating short of the bottom thereof, downwardly and outwardly inclined. deflecting plates extending from the lower edges of the respective partitions to the adjacent sides of the casing, inclined plates disposed above and in spaced relation to the said defleeting plates and substantially parallel therewith, upwardly and outwardly inclined plates extending from the inner edges of the second-mentioned inclined plates to the sides of the casing, a kettle supported between the vertical partitions and in spaced relation thereto, a fire-box between and below the first-mentioned inclined plates at the rear of the casing, and smoke fines disposed within the spaces defined by the sides of the casing and the meeting inclined plates, said flues opening at their front ends laterally through the vertical partitions at the front ends of the same and extending at their rear ends through the rear wall of the casing In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JOSEPH s. WYLIE. m 

